Russian Chief of Staff warns: 'If anyone's patience is waning, it is ours'. (RT).
The Russian military says Washington still won’t provide a list
of groups it considers terrorist, allowing jihadists to regroup and
escape Russian-led air raids on their positions, the head of the Russian
General Staff said.
Valery Gerasimov’s
statement comes in response to one from US Secretary of State John Kerry
last week, in which he said Washington is running out of patience
regarding truce violations in Syria. The ceasefire brokered by Russia
and the United States in February doesn’t include Al-Nusra Front and
Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) positions, as well as other
formations considered to be terrorists by the United Nations Security
Council.
"Russia needs to understand that our patience is not infinite. In fact, it is very limited with whether or not Assad is going to be held accountable," Kerry said last Wednesday. "It is very clear that the cessation of hostilities is frayed and at risk, and that it is critical for a genuine cessation to be put in place."
In response to Kerry's statement, the head of the Russian General Staff warned it is, in fact, Russia that is growing impatient with the US over Washington's refusal to cooperate.
"If anyone’s patience on Syria is waning, it is ours, not the United States. We are in full compliance with our obligations to maintain the ceasefire and ensure national reconciliation in Syria. The American side always has problems with the ‘opposition under its control’," Gerasimov said.
"Our US partners are still undecided where there are opposition forces and where there are ‘turncoats’ from international terrorist organizations."
"As a result, terrorists in Syria are actively regrouping and tensions are soaring again. It cannot continue this way indefinitely," Grasimov said, adding that the Russian Defense Ministry has supplied the US with a list of its terrorist targets for three months. Hmmmm....As long as Obama is protecting Erdogan and the other state sponsors of terrorism nothing will be solved.Read the full story here.
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